Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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